Rifia Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Rifia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rifia (187) may also be a first name.
Rifia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rifia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rifia is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rifia.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rifia is the 4,116,508th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Rifia are found; 57 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 48 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 665,130th most common first name globally, held by 187 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 12,022,654. In Indonesia Rifia is most numerous in: Lampung, where 45 percent are found, Central Sulawesi, where 36 percent are found and Central Kalimantan, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 39 percent are found and The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riefia | 91 | 30 | / |
| Rifiah | 91 | 19 | / |
| Rifiat | 91 | 2 | / |
| Riffia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rifias | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rifaiya | 83 | 13 | / |
| Rifugia | 83 | 10 | / |
| Rifujia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rifogia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rifiaie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rifiast | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rufia | 80 | 966 | / |
| Refia | 80 | 98 | / |
| Rifea | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rifio | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rifya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rifaiyah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Rifaiyaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rufiah | 73 | 1,452 | / |
| Refiah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Riofio | 73 | 3 | / |
| Refiat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rufiaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ruffia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rifios | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rufija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Refias | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raifio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Refija | 73 | 0 | / |
| Refugia | 67 | 1,787 | / |
| Refujia | 67 | 129 | / |
| Riffiod | 67 | 106 | / |
| Roiphia | 67 | 64 | / |
| Rifugio | 67 | 30 | / |
| Risfyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Refuyia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Refegia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Refogia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Refiaey | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rifia
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